climactic
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George Lucas credited her with helping make sense of the vast amount of footage filmed for the climactic Death Star battle sequence.
From BBC • May 30, 2026
More elegantly, in a climactic moment, he finally plays the piano — a possession and an exorcism at the same time and an explosion of raw talent that says everything he cannot.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
Muslim faithful took part in the climactic ritual of the annual hajj pilgrimage on Wednesday, symbolically stoning the devil near Mecca.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
But find it it eventually does, culminating in a transporting climactic scene that reaches rare heights of dramatic intensity and emotional force.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
On the morning of July 6, 1865, the clock began ticking on one of the most dramatic events in the history of Washington, the climactic event of the manhunt.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
Vocabulary lists containing climactic
The Crucible
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